Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 906 · 40 questions

The grammar rule (Special name, capital letter): A common noun is a general word for any person, place, animal or thing: girl, river, mango, festival. A proper noun is the special name of one person, place, river, day, month or festival: Riya, Ganga, Monday, Diwali. Proper nouns always start with a capital letter; common nouns do not (unless they begin a sentence).

1. 1.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) city (c) train (d) Delhi
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) day
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) book (c) Yamuna (d) girl
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) river
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Monday (c) river (d) Eid
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) river
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) day
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) January (c) girl (d) Lucknow
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) river (c) Isha (d) month
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) book (c) school (d) Chennai
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kaveri (b) festival (c) train (d) river
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Japan (c) Ganga (d) book
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Pune (c) month (d) Kolkata
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) January (c) pencil (d) Sunday
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) month (d) day
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) river (c) Jaipur (d) boy
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) festival (c) month (d) Monday
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) day
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) festival
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) country
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) city
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) day
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Delhi (c) Japan (d) train
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) month
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Eid (b) kite (c) train (d) school
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Jaipur (c) Delhi (d) elephant
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) river (c) Onam (d) garden
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) mango (c) Ira (d) festival
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) city
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) festival (c) Delhi (d) Chennai
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) school (c) garden (d) Holi
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) festival
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) January (c) mango (d) girl
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) girl (c) Manav (d) kite
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Lucknow (c) girl (d) teacher
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) month (c) school (d) book
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) city
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) country (d) festival
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pooja (b) elephant (c) month (d) girl
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) city (c) June (d) Eid

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